Saturday, 13 June 2009

Mothing at Stithians

We went on a Mothing night at Stithians Nature Reserve last night, which was arranged by the warden, Simon Taylor. We would like to say thanks for a really enjoyable evening.
Here are some of the Moths we saw, a few are not named simply because we can't I.D. them.
You may well notice that the Eyed Hawk-Moth has very little colour on it's wings and that is because in a moment of near hysteria, having felt something crawling up the inside of my trouser-leg I hit it several times (not knowing then what it was ) and by the time John rescued it the damage was done, It was still able to fly though.
I feel terrible that it was so obviously damaged but it was me or him. Sue







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13 comments:

  1. holdingmoments14 June 2009 at 00:16

    Beautiful creatures of the night.
    I'm sure the Eyed Hawk-Moth will forgive you lol
    Great selection you got.

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  2. Carol14 June 2009 at 01:23

    It's amazing how beautiful they are....

    www.riverwildlife.blogspot.com

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  3. Elaine14 June 2009 at 02:40

    I never realized how many colorful moths there are. These are beautiful. And I'm with you--anything crawling up my leg is going to be swatted and I would be in near hysteria mode also!

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  4. NatureStop14 June 2009 at 05:29

    Never knew there were so many colourful moths.Great selection.Thanks for sharing.

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  5. SAPhotographs (Joan)14 June 2009 at 05:57

    Some really beautiful ones here John and Sue. Most people do not know how colourful moths can be.

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  6. Mike14 June 2009 at 08:45

    Cracking collection you saw, only wish my garden trap was as successfull, nice pics too. Mike

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  7. Warren Baker14 June 2009 at 12:52

    if I had enough time I could easily get into moths, you did well by the looks of it.

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  8. Diane AZ14 June 2009 at 14:49

    Mothing night at the nature reserve sounds fascinating. Beautiful colors and patterns!

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  9. Creative Cards14 June 2009 at 16:30

    Oh wow lovely shots....so cool. I just wanted to let the both of you know that I have nominated your blog for an award when you have a moment please stop by and see.

    Crista

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  10. Matt Latham14 June 2009 at 16:51

    great collection - I love Hawk-moths in particular.

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  11. The Watcher14 June 2009 at 21:47

    Lovely shots. Close encounters with humour.

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  12. Monts15 June 2009 at 19:18

    Great stuff really shows people what beautiful things moths are, but they seem a bit scarce in the garden this year,only had six in two nights trapping. Hope it gets better. Good to see the trap is working out John.

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  13. JRandSue15 June 2009 at 19:46

    Thanks everyone for your kind words.Mothing is growing on me,I'd recommend it to all.
    A great night out, also a special thank you to Simon Taylor for organizing the event.
    We had a great time.
    John.

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